9-letter words containing f, r, i, s
- fish crow — a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.
- fish farm — a facility in which fish are bred for commercial purposes.
- fish fork — a small fork having usually three tines, used for eating fish at table.
- fisheries — Plural form of fishery.
- fisherman — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fishermen — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fishguard — a port and resort in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: ferry connections to Cork and Rosslare. Pop: 3193 (2001)
- fissuring — Present participle of fissure.
- five-star — having five stars to indicate rank or quality: a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
- fivescore — (archaic) Hundred.
- flatirons — Plural form of flatiron.
- flavorist — a person whose job is to blend natural and artificial ingredients to create the taste and smell of a specific food.
- flip-spur — (language) An early system on the IBM 1130.
- florist's — a shop where flowers and house plants are sold
- floristic — pertaining to flowers or a flora.
- floristry — The art of creating flower arrangements.
- flourishy — containing flourishes; fancy; like a flourish in nature
- fluorosis — an abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorides, characterized in children by discoloration and pitting of the teeth and in adults by pathological bone changes.
- flyfisher — A person who goes fly fishing.
- flystrike — myiasis.
- foie gras — the liver of specially fattened geese or ducks, used as a table delicacy, especially in the form of a paste (pâté de foie gras)
- fooleries — Plural form of foolery.
- fopperies — the clothes, manners, actions, etc., of a fop.
- for kicks — If you say that someone does something for kicks, you mean that they do it because they think it will be exciting.
- forelimbs — Plural form of forelimb.
- forensics — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- foresails — Plural form of foresail.
- foresight — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- foreskins — Plural form of foreskin.
- foreskirt — the front skirt of an article of clothing (as opposed to the train)
- forestair — an external staircase
- forestial — Of, like or having to do with a forest.
- forestick — the front log in a wood fire, as in a fireplace.
- forestine — relating to forests
- foresting — a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- forewings — Plural form of forewing.
- forgeries — Plural form of forgery.
- forjaskit — exhausted
- forkiness — the state of being forky
- forklifts — Plural form of forklift.
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formulise — formulate.
- formulism — adherence to or reliance on formulas.
- forsaking — Present participle of forsake.
- forskolin — (biochemistry) A labdane diterpene produced by the plant Coleus forskohlii; commonly used in the study and research of cell physiology.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- fort mims — Fort. Fort Mims.
- fort sill — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SW Oklahoma, N of Lawton; field artillery school.